Hosts Sam and Vox explore game theory, dissecting decision-making strategies, psychological influences, and the impact of emotions to empower listeners to make more informed choices.
8 Oct 2024
Language II: Slogans, Mantras, & Chants
What we repeat, and what we hear repeatedly, we internalize. Slogans and jingles become ingrained in our psyche, for good or for ill. How are you using or being used by this powerful mechanism? Sam and Vox explore it.
18 Sept 2024
Truth
The search for truth is paramount in the quest for a noble and meaningful life. For something of such grave importance though, we can't always define truth, or decide how to assess it, or even recognize it when it slaps us in the face. Sam and Vox speak about it. Truthfully.
4 Sept 2024
Reason
Except for rare moments of an "empty" mind, during every waking minute we are processing our experiences in relation to our values and instincts. Reason is how we mentally engage with the wider world. Sam and Vox dig into this rich topic.
15 Jul 2024
Art & Human Expression
Sam and Vox delve into the concept of art: why we create it, why we admire it, and how it has evolved over the centuries within a world of inexorably advancing technology.
30 Jun 2024
Wisdom
Sam and Vox consider a variety of quotes about wisdom from great thinkers throughout history.
4 Apr 2024
Grand Industry
The interrelationship between industry, institutions, and populations -- how they've developed, and what changes we might expect to see in the future of industrial production -- is the subject of this discussion.
28 Mar 2024
Motivation
An exploration of how intentionality affects outcomes, and the steps we can take to develop a healthy sense of purpose.
12 Mar 2024
Civilization
What are the criteria, and the binding agents that turn a group of people from simply a population into something that can be deemed a civilization? Why might that be a desirable state? What are the obstacles we encounter in attempting to produce ever more advanced civilizations? Sam and Vox talk about it all here.
29 Feb 2024
Physical Wellness
A dialogue about health; how to promote and maintain it, and some of the challenges to doing so.
1 Dec 2023
Science and “Science” pt.2: The Medicine Show
A look at some traditional medical practices, the evolution of health care, and an attempt to delineate where medical science departs from both political and religious propaganda.
24 Oct 2023
Civic Duties
The fabric of society is highly connected to whether or not people within said society are contributing to it in effective ways, consistently, Sam and Vox talk about it.
6 Oct 2023
Phenomenology
A mathematician-cum-philosopher turned philosophy sideways by suggesting that certainty was subjective and lived experience offered a peek at truth. Sam and Vox talk about why this view might be valid, and also examine critiques of the notion.
22 Aug 2023
Space
In this follow up to Time, Sam and Vox think about the classic three dimensions, and explore the psychology that accompanies the concept of space.
**Apologies for the technical issues -- they've been worked out and will not recur in future shows.**
19 Jul 2023
Discipline
In a follow-up to Focus, Sam and Vox converse about the psychological factors, and the challenges, of developing and practicing discipline.
8 Jul 2023
Focus
Why do we give our energy and attention to some things over other things? How do we make more deliberate choices regarding the objects of our focus? These questions and more are discussed in this episode.
24 Jun 2023
Modern Mythology and Structuralism
A look at the idea of structures underlying our thoughts and how they are created.
3 Jun 2023
Ancient Mythology and Archetypes
Sam and Vox highlight the development of myth, and the emergent archetypal characters, events and places.
23 May 2023
Paradigms
Sam and Vox talk about what shapes our world views, and, in turn, what is shaped by them.
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